Ooh, how lovely it is to see the thick, substantial September issue of “Vogue!”
Remember when they were all like that? I miss the days when I could curl up on the couch and just read magazines all day long, sigh.
Anywho, I was excited to see the “Supers” together on the cover. I love the hair, makeup and styling, and I’d wear Linda’s sequin jacket in a heartbeat!
I wonder if they had fun reminiscing about the ’90s, and if anybody gave Naomi crap about throwing a phone at anyone. Remember that?
On the beauty front, I was grocery shopping at Trader Joe’s earlier this week for dinner ingredients (I made salmon on Monday and ground beef and broccoli on Tuesday) when a couple things in the things beauty section caught my eye — a firming body lotion and a co-wash.
The Vitamin C Firming Body Butter speaks to me mostly because of the glycolic acid; I don’t really care about the firming part, but I could always use extra exfoliation.
So far, so good. The texture is thick and rich but not greasy, and the clementine scent is cheerful. A big 8-ounce tube is very affordable at just $6.99.
Speaking of good deals, this 8-ounce tube of Cleansing & Conditioning Hair Wash is only $4.99.
It’s a non-foaming co-wash with a delicate grapefruit and mint scent. If you’re living that “free of” hair life, FYI, this one has no sulfates, silicones, detergents or parabens.
I like it! I used it on second-day janky roots and was impressed by how clean my strands and scalp felt. I woke up the next morning with bouncy, soft hair.
Oh, not that I needed another base, but I was running errands at CVS and saw the Maybelline Skin Tint that’s making the rounds. I totally caved and bought a bottle, ha ha ha!
There’s a decent range of shades, and I ended up with 312, a medium tan with warm undertones.
Side note, I was at CVS because I wanted to buy some Hallmark cards. Shopping there always makes me nostalgic for the days when you could easily visit a Hallmark store to browse cards, tchotchkes and gifts and whatnot. In the Bay Area, Hallmark stores not as popular as they used to be. Do you live in a town that still has one?
Anywho, that’s what’s been going on this week so far on this side of the keyboard.
How are things on your end? Have you tried any new beauty products this week?
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen